NEW DELHI: Politics in Bihar noticed the dominance of RJD patriarch Lalu Yadav and Janata Dal (United) chief Nitish Kumar for greater than three a long time. With Lalu and Nitish on the twilight of their careers, the upcoming meeting elections might lead Bihar right into a section of the “unknown,” with a brand new face probably taking the highest job.Vaishali’s Raghopur might witness the competition of the brand new faces firsthand, as RJD scion Tejashwi Yadav and Jan Suraaj chief Prashant Kishor might contest the elections from the turf that has lengthy been dominated by the Lalu household.Lalu gained from this seat in 1995 and 2000. He was adopted by Rabri Devi, who secured victory in 2000 and 2005 however misplaced to JD(U)’s Satish Kumar Yadav in 2010 amid Nitish Kumar’s “sushashan” wave. Since 2015, Tejaswi has been profitable from this seat.Within the upcoming election, Tejashwi might contest once more from RJD’s conventional seat. Nevertheless, speculations recommend that he may contest election from Mithlanchal’s Phulaparas seat after ideas by social gathering management.On the primary look, this may be seen as Tejashwi’s efforts to consolidate not simply its conventional Muslim-Yadav vote base but additionally increasing assist among the many Extraordinarily Backward Lessons (EBC), who represent round 36% of Bihar’s inhabitants and have largely supported the NDA to date.RJD leaders mentioned Tejashwi’s candidature from Phulparas might ship a robust message to the EBC neighborhood and bolster the RJD’s prospects within the area.“Our socialist icon Karpoori Thakur additionally represented this seat up to now, and therefore Tejashwi was instructed to think about the suggestion. It is as much as him to resolve, although,” an RJD chief instructed TOI earlier.Nevertheless, Tejashwi’s choice to additionally stake a declare on Phulparas may also be seen as a response after strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor repeatedly hinted at contesting the ballot in opposition to RJD. chief from the Raghopur seat, if his social gathering offers him a ticket.On Saturday, PK claimed that Tejashwi should run for his cash if Jan Suraaj decides to subject PK from Raghopur. He mentioned that the RJD chief would lose his seat, similar to Congress’ Rahul Gandhi had suffered a humiliating defeat in Amethi Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh six years in the past.“We’ll go to Raghopur and sit with all these comrades and employees who’ve taken the message of Jan Suraaj to each family in opposition to the dominance of RJD there; we are going to meet the folks in order that when the Central Committee meets tomorrow, their views will be included. I’ll attempt to perceive who one of the best particular person is there that the social gathering considers appropriate to contest the elections. No matter folks resolve will occur.”“There may be speak that Prashant Kishore is coming, so Tejashwi Yadav is on the lookout for one other seat. He’ll face the identical destiny as Rahul Gandhi in Amethi,” he added.Earlier, Kishor has hinted at contesting the ballot in opposition to RJD chief Tejashwi Prasad Yadav from Raghopur seat within the meeting elections if his social gathering offers him a ticket.Kishor had mentioned that an individual ought to contest elections solely from two locations—his ‘janm bhoomi’ (birthplace) or ‘karma bhoomi’ (office).“If I take a plunge into electoral politics, I’ll battle elections in opposition to Tejashwi solely,” Kishor, who lent his ballot technique service to many political events, instructed reporters on Wednesday. “If I contest elections, will probably be in opposition to Tejashwi solely. What’s the level in contesting from the place apart from Raghopur?” he had mentioned.Nevertheless, the concepts of Prashant Kishor contesting from Raghopur and Tejashwi Yadav contesting from one other seat stay purely speculative; hypothesis is just not an entity that may be reliably quoted.Why is Raghopur a topic of status for the Lalu clan?Raghopur is an meeting seat in Bihar’s Hajipur, dominated by the Yadav caste—a key voter base of the Rashtriya Janata Dal. In 1995, Lalu Yadav gained this seat on a Janata Dal ticket. In 2000, Lalu gained once more however vacated it for his spouse, Rabri Devi, who gained the next bypolls. She retained the seat in 2005 however misplaced to JD(U)’s Satish Kumar Yadav in 2010 amid Nitish Kumar’s “Sushashan” wave.In 2015, Tejashwi Yadav made his political debut from Raghopur and gained with a snug margin. He retained the seat in 2020, defeating BJP’s Satish Kumar Yadav by a margin of 38,000 votes.The Election Fee has introduced the schedule for the Bihar Meeting elections. The 243 Meeting seats will go to the polls in two phases on November 6 and November 11, with the counting of votes scheduled to happen on November 14.The entire variety of electors within the last listing stands at 7.42 crore, whereas there have been 7.89 crore electors as of June 24 this 12 months. An Election Fee press launch said that 65 lakh voters have been faraway from the draft listing, and the variety of electors within the draft listing as of August 1, 2025, stood at 7.24 crore.Within the 2020 meeting election, BJP contested 110 seats and gained 74, securing 19.8% of the vote share. The Janata Dal (United) contested 115 seats and gained 43, with a 15.7% vote share and. The Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) contested 7 seats, profitable 4, reaching 0.9% of the vote share.